Romola (1924)
In Renaissance Florence, a Florentine trader meets a shipwrecked stranger, who introduces himself as Tito Melema, a young Italianate-Greek scholar. Tito becomes acquainted with several other Florentines, including Nello the barber and a young girl named Tessa. He is also introduced to a blind scholar named Bardo de' Bardi, and his daughter Romola. As Tito becomes settled in Florence, assisting Bardo with classical studies, he falls in love with Romola.
Released: Dec 06, 1924
Runtime: 106 minutes
Stars: Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, William Powell, Ronald Colman, Charles Lane, Herbert Grimwood
Crew: George Eliot (Novel), Henry King (Director), Will M. Ritchey (Writer), Joseph C. Boyle (Assistant Director), Duncan Mansfield (Editor), Louis F. Gottschalk (Music)